Malta vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Qatar rank
3rd

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Qatar
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196819952023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 33,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 25,000 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,378 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23,622 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1980s 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4,910 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,785 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14,074 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,574 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 258.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 258.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28,308 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,225 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 33,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Malta or Qatar?
Qatar, at 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Malta and Qatar?
33,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?
15 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 8,996 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.